Sam Wang has used a combination of computer simulations and simple math tests to help reveal the partisan intent behind the post-2010 redistricting. All this work gave the neuroscientist a new ...

Getting straightforward math questions right or wrong is often presented as the litmus test of whether someone has mathematical ability. But that view of math is simplistic, Cheng explains.

Cesar scored 61 percent on the basic math test when he started the program, and 97 percent on a test just two weeks later, after Brown broke down the material into sections and focused intensely on ...

A simple math test can predict who will default on a subprime mortgage, which isn’t good news for the numbers-phobic. The test was part of research published in the Proceedings of the National ...